Photo winners in International savewater competition

Four photographic winners from around the world were announced last week, selected from more than 3700 entries from over 90 countries in the International 2013 savewater! Photographic Competition.

In search of precious water by Kumar-Bishwajit.

An independent judging panel selected one winner and one runner-up from each of the three categories in the competition: Junior students (up to 12 years old), Senior students (13-17 years old), and Open.

An additional winner and runner-up were awarded by a people’s choice vote which took place on Facebook.

The independent judging process was headed by designer Damon Vaughan with a panel of experts in photography from the US and Australia, including representatives from the Australian Photographic Society.

Nigel Finney, CEO of the savewater! Alliance, believes that the messages captured in the winners’ images will act as a reminder to people around the world that water is one of our most valuable and precious resources.

“This year there are some spectacular winning photographs from all over the world, with so many different representations of water from diverse geographic locations,” said Finney.

“The overall meaning and story that these photographs tell is what makes them phenomenal,” he said.

“The winning photograph in the open category by Kumar Bishwajit shows the desperation of searching for water in a scorched dry land - this is just one of the many compelling stories we have seen from this competition,” said Finney.

The winners and finalists from the competition can be viewed online at www.savewater.com.